foundation Synonyms

basis substructure base groundwork cornerstone ground instauration endowment creation innovation root origin origination keystone starting point initiation fundament understructure infrastructure institution introduction footing foot underpinning support rationale founding seabed NGO seed socle source stanchion starter warrantee provenance ABCs fundamentals bedrock tuber rudiment first principles salsify scaffold undercoat scaffolding stent stereobate universe underbuilding